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graffito
[ gruh-fee-toh ]
/ grəˈfi toʊ /
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noun, plural graf·fi·ti [gruh-fee-tee]. /grəˈfi ti/.
Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
a single example of graffiti.
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Origin of graffito
see origin at graffiti
usage note for graffito
See graffiti.
Words nearby graffito
Graeco-Roman, Graeffe method, Graf, Gräfenberg spot, graffiti, graffito, graft, graftage, grafter, graft hybrid, grafting
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How to use graffito in a sentence
Each bore a stamp on the handle; the smaller had also a graffito on the rim of the bottom made by a succession of little dots.
Roman Britain in 1914|F. HaverfieldThe price of a wreath is given in a graffito as three asses (p. 497).
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August MauFor the wineshop in which the graffito was found, see Mau, Bull.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau